Scanner vs SelfScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scanner
Instantly scan multi-page documents and send them digitally when a physical scanner isn't available. Capture anything from receipts to books, with features for cropping, brightness adjustment, and saving in color or grayscale. Share via email or print directly.
- Scan multi-page documents
- Capture whiteboards, receipts, business cards
- Crop and remove unnecessary parts
- Adjust brightness for low light
- Save in color or grayscale
- Share via email
- Print via AirPrint
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DocScan-Free lets you instantly scan multi-pages document and send out when there is no scanner nearby. By having it, you can scan not only documents in sight, but also whiteboards, receipts, business cards, posters, coupons, books ...etc. -Scanner work with any doc and make fit with screen size -Crop doc and remove unnecessary part -Adjust brightness if taken in low light. -Save copy two way color or grey scale -Easy to use with cam and existing Photo gallery -Share via email also print via air print -Take up to 10 pages in single doc -Create unlimited number of doc
SelfScan
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Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone.Scan, Save and Share your documents. By using SelfScan, documents can be digitized and saved for future use or can be shared with anyone using iPhone. Want to have a safe scan app for self? Self Scan is your ultimate answer. Bengal has its own scanning app now. Download Self Scan! Create your own archive! With SelfScan, By using SelfScan, documents can be digitized and saved for future use or can be shared with anyone using iPhone. Want to have a safe scan app for self? Self Scan is your ultimate answer. Bengal has its own scanning app now. Download Self Scan! Create your own archive! With SelfScan. Developed by Department of Information Technology & Electronics, Government of West Bengal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SelfScan at none against Scanner's shown. SelfScan also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 51 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scanner ships an update every 51 months, SelfScan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scanner | SelfScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | SOCIETY FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH |
In-app purchases
Scanner
No in-app purchases
SelfScan
No in-app purchases
